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Fred Clutts and Linda Eaves were married on Aug. 7, 1959, at Makanda Baptist Church by the late Rev. Clifford Pribble.
Freddie Clutts worked as a construction laborer and is now retired.
The couple operates a rental business south of Carbondale and reside at 8 Clutts Rd., Makanda.
The couple...
The Union County Museum in downtown Cobden plans to open a World War I and World War II exhibit featuring recent acquisitions on Saturday, July 4.
The museum is located at 117 S. Appleknocker.
Museum hours are from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Admission is free.
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Union County area residents are invited to take a break during the summer to give the gift of life.
The American Red Cross plans to sponsor a blood drive from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 30, at Anna Heights Baptist Church. The church is located at 100 Turner Ave. in Anna.
To schedule...
Coinciding with the recent Dongola Homecoming, graduates and spouses from as many as 10 classes in the 1945-1955 time period gathered for a reunion and celebration of their graduating from the public Dongola High School.
They came from California, from Vermont, from Texas and from throughout the...
Registration for the 2009-2010 school year is scheduled Aug. 3-7 at Anna-Jonesboro Community High School.
The school noted that students who signed up for classes in the spring should have received information packets in the mail.
Seniors are scheduled to register Aug. 3, juniors on Aug. 4,...
Plans for a new festival, an update on a major street project, cleaning up eyesores and litter and approval of a new trash collection service were on a wide-ranging agenda at this week's regular meeting of the Anna City Council.
The meeting was Tuesday evening at Anna City Hall.
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It’s time to get wild about reading during the annual summer reading program at Jonesboro Public Library.
The program began June 23 and continues through Aug. 11.
The theme for the year is “Read on the Wild Side” and children are encouraged to read for pleasure during summer vacation.
Children...
A Union County man sustained fatal injuries while he was cutting wood at his residence Sunday afternoon, June 28.
Union County Sheriff David Livesay identified the victim as Stephen Wills, 57, of Cobden.
Livesay reported that about 3:15 p.m. Sunday, the Union County Sheriff’s Office responded to...
Participants are being sought for the 15th annual Cache River Days beauty pageants.
The pageants are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, at the Leona Brust Civic Center in Ullin.
Contestants must be residents of Pulaski, Union, Alexander, Johnson or Massac counties.
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Anna School District 37 has scheduled registration for Tuesday, Aug. 4.
Hours will be from noon to 6 p.m. in the cafeteria at Anna Junior High School.
All Lincoln, Davie and Anna Junior High students who did not preregister in May must do so on Aug. 4, the school district noted.
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